Wondering what the heck that message is that is at the end of the Fellowship of the Ring? Well Ataahua wrote in to reveal that it’s not an elvish or sindarin tongue, but in fact a real language: Maori.
At the end of the credits of The Fellowship of the Ring, there’s a line in te reo Maori (the Maori language) that reads: “He mihi nui hoki ki nga tangata whenua o Aotearoa. Ma rangi raua ko papa tatou e manaaki, e tiaki hei nga tau e tu mai nei.”
I thought you might like to know the translation (this isn’t word-for-word; it’s the gist of what was written, translated by a friend who was brought up speaking Maori as his first language): “We would like to acknowledge the people of New Zealand. May God from above care for you in the New Year.”
Uncover the reality behind one of the year’s biggest adventures. The National Geographic Beyond The Movie: Lord of the Rings Web site launches today and explores the historical world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure. The site takes viewers through an online journey that reveals the history, folklore, and cultural forces that inspired the much-anticipated movie.
* Nationalgeographic.com helps visitors move from the imagined world of Tolkien to the real world by exploring the myths, legends, and history evoked in the story – such as the Kalevala, Beowulf, and other works from the early Middle Ages.
* Nationalgeographic.com explores the modern day relevance of Lord of the Rings and the idea of real-life quests through the journeys made by explorers Mike Fay and Wade Davis.
Below you will find the media advisory for the announcement of Nationalgeographic.com’s Lord of the Rings site. This is a Nationalgeographic.com site not to be missed!
To coincide with the release of the movie, don’t miss National Geographic Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings, which will air on MSNBC Explorer on Sunday, December 23 at 8 p.m. ET.
Media Advisory
THE “NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEYOND THE MOVIE: THE LORD OF THE RINGS” WEB SITE EXTENDS J.R.R. TOLKIEN’S ADVENTURE ONLINE
Explore the history, folklore, and cultural forces that inspired New Line’s epic motion picture. Join the online forum: Who are the real-life Frodos today?
With moviegoers flocking to theaters for the much-anticipated release of the blockbuster film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Nationalgeographic.com explores the fascinating real-life myths, cultures, and languages that influenced Tolkien’s masterpiece and how the story parallels life today.
Through the power of Nationalgeographic.com visitors will be able to:
* Explore a time line of Tolkien’s life that reveals how real history and events inspired his mythical creations.
* Check out photographs of the movie and historic photos that reflect Tolkien’s real life experiences.
* Explore how Tolkien’s experience with two World wars affected the imagery created in Lord of the Rings. Learn more about Beowulf’s connection to Lord of the Rings, and the Finnish language and the Kalavla inspired Tolkien’s Elvish language.
* Read insights from anthropologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis, who journeyed deep into Finland to study the Kalevala, an epic series of poems that traces the history of the Finns, in order to better understand the influences behind Tolkien’s work.
* Join the Discussion Forum and share your thoughts about the nature and possibility of quests today. Are you a modern day Frodo? Who is the ring barer today?
* Link to an AOL chat with Wade Davis and Dr. Jane Chance, a Tolkien scholar from Rice University. The chat will be held on Thursday, December 20 at 9 p.m. ET on AOL’s Research and Learning Channel in the Adventure Community.
I have started an online campaign to have Peter Jackson awarded The Order of New Zealand 2002 for his contribution to the people of New Zealand with the film Lord of the Rings. New Zealand dumped the title of “Sir” and “Dame” last year and replaced it with the Order of New Zealand, our highest honour.
Lord of the Rings has benefited New Zealand in varied and unbelievable ways – tourism, our film industry and so on. And with the recent death of yachting legend Sir Peter Blake, we are very short on heroes and role models.
I had the good fortune to meet Peter at the Australasian premiere in Wellington, and told him that he had changed cinema forever. In a TVNZ Holmes interview at the New York premiere, John Rhys-Davies also called for Peter to be knighted.
I’ve started a campaign to collect names from visitors which I will forward to the Prime Minister of New Zealand in time for the 1st February 2002 Royal Honours Nomination deadline (I’ll submit an entry on the 20th). The site has just gone live and will be updated regularly.
Thanks to JD in Sweden we have a litte more to savor from FotR:
Ok, here are the translation of two of the movies none subtiteld Sindarin in the movie. Found them in “the Cedeco Daliy 2002 Calendar”
Elrond: Frodo, lasto beth nin, tolo dan na ngalad. (Translation: Frodo, hear my voice, come back to the light.)
Gandalf: Losto Caradharas, sedho, hodo, nuitho i ruith! (Translation: Sleep Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath!)
The calendar is full of qutes from the movie, and the most interesting that I found was these: “The skill of the elves can reforge the sword of Elendil – but only you can wield it.” Elrond, to Aragon. Galadriel: “And what gift would a Dwarf ask of the Elves? Gimli: Nothing, but to look upon the Lady Galadhrim (?) one last time, for she is more fair than all the jewels beneath the earth.”
There is more and I will send this along, and now I can´t wait to see the DVD with these outtakes incorporated into the movie. They MUST do that for the DVD at least as an option.
The effervescent Ringer PippinSkywalker sends in another great report, this one on Howard Shore and his Golden Globe Award competition:
That’s right… our wonderful musical prince Howard Shore is up against the Three Kings of Composing. John Williams (For AI),James Horner (A Beautiful Mind) and Hans Zimmer (Pearl Harbor) have ALL been nominated.
I’m not sure about this one… Zimmer’s score for PH was not overly impressive. I have not heard James Horner’s score for Beautiful Mind but I will tell you this: He has QUITE a track record… look at Titanic and Braveheart. He is definitely one to watch. I must say I did like parts of John Williams score for AI.
It is difficult to tell at this point… also in the running is Craig Armstrong the composer of the acclaimed tragic musical Moulin Rouge. It is going to be a hard and tough race… but it is in times like this that even the small rise to shake the counsels of the great.
An interesting side note… recently Skywalker also wrote in to point out that LotR:FotR was released four calendar years to the day of Titanic. Thanks for the news Cousin!
Is it just me (and my friends here in the UK) or has anyone else noticed the bits cut from the film showing up in visual companions and the like?
Let me explain…. my friends and I thought it would be fun to get the LOTR sticker album from Merlin. Now I need 32 more stickers to complete it and have stared to notice I have stickers of scenes not in the film And worse, there (are) whole excerpts of dialouge in the sticker book not in the film… in fact there is one whole page dedicated to a scene in Lothlorien that’s not in the film!!
The ones most noticable are:
After meeting Strider there is a sticker of Pippin and Sam stuck in a swamp… Pippin is up to his neck in mud and Sam is trying to free him. The caption reads, “Strider takes the group through Chetwood Forest and across Midgewater Moors.’Where is he leading us?’ askes Sam. ‘To Rivendell Master Gamgee – to the house of Elrond,’ replies Strider. ‘We’re going to see Elves!!’ says Sam excitedly. They stop at Weathertop ‘No fire tonight!’ orders Strider.”
There are a number of photos of Elrond and Arwen talking and embracing in the middle of the Lothlorien scene…
Again in Lothlorien there is a scene of elves lining the river bank as the fellowship set sail….
and again a scene of elves lining a bridge as the fellowship travel underneath them….
also Galadriel is standing at the shore on her own watching as they sail away (2 photos of her as the camera slowly pulls back)
There is a also a shot of Galadriel handing things to the Fellowship… presumably the elven cloaks the whole cast are wearing after meeting the elves (notice the Lothlorien emblem on the clasps).
There is a portion of dialouge from when the Fellowship first leave Rivendell, where Gandalf is leaning on his staff saying, “Why did the Valar send me here in this old man’s body? To teach me humility no doubt. It is not the strength of the body that matters but the strength of the spirit.”
There is a number of photos of when Lutrz is “born” but also some shots of the Orcs pulling hundreds of things from the walls. The caption tells us the orcs pull hundreds of squirming maggots from the walls of Isengard.
I will try to scan in the photos of these shots and send them in to you soon. I just hope all these and more are included in the DVD version (as part of the film, not as “press to see deleted scenes”)!
Cheers
Palleon -=XPd=-
Tookish here… To add to this list I have a couple things from the Decipher LotR: FotR Trading Card Game. There is a picture where Strider and the four hobbits are tromping through marshland up to their knees, and another in which Legolas is holding a quiver or batch of what I think are Lorien arrows. I also noticed in that Cedco box calendar a shot of Weathertop without the ruins… pre-effects no doubt.
Got more inconsistancies or evidence of lost scenes? Let us know!
